my set of picks

by **muguticutits** » 13 Jun 2004 20:34

i bought the 5 piece set of picks from southord come with rake,ball,hook,half dimond i can un lock all the pad locks in my house i i can noy open my house lock yet tho
what kinds of rakes would you recomend?

by **Chucklz** » 13 Jun 2004 20:50

Depends entirely on the lock. What brand, what does the key look like etc.

by **Eyes_Only** » 14 Jun 2004 0:50

The diamond pick works nicely for raking as long as you're skilled enough. Ive also found from personal experience that the hook pick works alright for raking as well. Its faster too cos you can try the single picking method first with the hook and when that doesnt work you can use the same pick for raking, no need to waste time switching tools. But becareful though cos ive noticed that the hook pick is the one that gets bent out of shape most often.

by **Hojo** » 15 Jun 2004 3:19

Try making a jigler....I cant pick my house door with ordinary picks very easly, but i bring out my jigler and it opend in a mater of seconds.....Just a thought

by **skold** » 15 Jun 2004 4:56

well for rakes use something like the s-rake its quite good but we need those brands and if you have the number(key blank #) that will help aswell

by **technik** » 15 Jun 2004 5:17

hojo, you got a picture of this "jiggler"?

by **Hojo** » 17 Jun 2004 7:12

Nah sorry teknic I just basicaly use a one sided snake rake tihng if you know what I mean looks like curvy stairs...(vertcle view)

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A bit like that...Sorry its not very good

by **Luke** » 18 Jun 2004 23:06

Eyes_Only wrote:The diamond pick works nicely for raking as long as you're skilled enough. Ive also found from personal experience that the hook pick works alright for raking as well. Its faster too cos you can try the single picking method first with the hook and when that doesnt work you can use the same pick for raking, no need to waste time switching tools. But becareful though cos ive noticed that the hook pick is the one that gets bent out of shape most often.

Thats the problem i found with south ord picks the hook did bend the most often, since i moved to hpc i havnt had that problem.

by **Chucklz** » 18 Jun 2004 23:36

My favorite SouthOrd hook is slightly bent. When I switched to homebrew or peterson for everyday picking, I found that I no longer have that problem. I think it may just be the steel that SO uses in general.

by **skold** » 21 Jun 2004 4:40

my cousins SouthOrd picks had the same problem especially with the hook so he bought some HPC's which are an excellent brand of picks

by **weechee** » 21 Jun 2004 5:14

I have been browsing the old forums and noticed you posted the below comment about south ord picks. What made you change your mind?

Luke wrote:I've had the South ord $14.95 that comes with the manual set for a while, great set

viewtopic.php?t=69&highlight=south+ord

by **mbell** » 21 Jun 2004 5:52

Luke probably hadn't experienced HPC's picks back then.

I tend to agree, almost every manufacturer is better than SoutOrd, I find it difficult to explain in words why, they just are.

by **Luke** » 21 Jun 2004 6:46

Exactly, I have now experienced Southord, Peterson, Majestic and HPC and HPC wins!

by **Guitar_J** » 21 Jun 2004 8:16

*wishes he had read this before getting his SouthOrd set*

Oh well...

by **weechee** » 21 Jun 2004 8:24

I do not think the south ord bashing is worth it, considering it is surely better than home made picks and hence a set up. They might not be the bees knees but that does not mean you have to give them trash or put them down. I am sure you can give a civilised answer as to what makes them harder to pick but it does not mean that people should feel bad for buying them. I mean they are more accessable and for a beginner they are a great choice.

But of course, they are trash because they are not my best picks is going to be the standard line it seems.

Edited by Chucklz: Language

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